Brush holder



March 14, 1939. A. s. ADAMS BRUSH HOLDER Filed Jan. 5, 1937 zy [vi/ 1522 j wwf).

ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 14, 1939 UNITED STATES E ATENT OFFiE 1 Claim.

This, invention relates to brush holders, and its general object is to provide a holder that is primarily designed for receiving paint and like brushes for supporting, carrying and storing the same, to preserve the bristles thereof, against becoming hard and out of shape, in that the holder includes a container for receiving preservative material such as linseed oil, and means whereby the bristles can be suspended within the material and held in the desired wedge shaped configuration.

Another object of the invention is to provide a brush holder that can. be conveniently carried without fear of the brushes becoming accidentally displaced or removed therefrom, yet they can be readily manually removed and replaced, or the holder can be suspended from suitable supporting means for storage purposes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a brush holder of the character set forth, that is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and extremely eflicient in operation, use and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 a top plan view of the holder which forms the subject matter of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side view thereof with parts broken away and in section.

Figure 3 is an end View of the holder.

Figure e is fragmentary view illustrating the brush clamping means in its respective positions.

Figure 5 is perspective view of the bristle receiving and shaping means of my holder.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view illustrating the slots for receiving suitable securing means such as nails or the like for suspending the holder, for storage purposes.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be noted that my holder includes an open top container i which in the form as shown is of. rectangular formation and has secured about the upper edge portion thereof, a band 2 which follows its shape, as best shown in Figure 1. The band is provided with key hole shaped slots it, as best shown in Figure 6, to receive nails or the like,

for supporting the holder in suspended position, as will be apparent.

Formed on or otherwise secured to the band 2 are ears 5, and in the form as shown, I provide end ears and an intermediate ear. Secured in the cars is a rodfi which has hingedly mounted thereon a plurality of brackets 6, through the instrumentality of collars or hinge barrels 1, and the brackets are held in spaced parallel relation with respect to each other by'spacing'sleeves e;

The brackets are formed from strips bent in right angle formation to provide portions 9 for disposal over the open top of the container and secured to and rising from the portion 9 of each bracket is a headed pin it which has pivotally secured thereto clamping members ii that are provided with jaws i2 and handles 13. Surrounding the pin I ii of each clamping member in the form as shown, is a coil spring that has extensions i at the opposite ends thereof for disposal against the handles [3, to urge the jaws l2 toward each other for cooperative association From Figure 4, it will be readily seen. that the clamping members in one of the positions shown, are normally disposed to overlie the container l, and are adapted to receive the handle of a brush A between the jaws thereof, so that the bristles of the brush is suspended within the container, as well as within suitable preservative material such as linseed oil. However, the clamping members can be moved to the other position of Figure 4 to facilitate the application and removal of the brush thereto.

I also provide a handle I 5 for the container so that the holder can be conveniently carried, and the handle as shown is of the bail type, in that it includes arms l5 having slots ll extending longitudinally thereof adjacent their terminals, for the purpose of receiving headed studs i8 that are fixed to the end portions of the frame or band 2, so that the handle is not only pivotally connected to the container, but is movable with respect thereto, through the medium of the stud and slot connection for a reason which will be readily apparent upon inspection of Figure 3, which likewise illustrates the fact that the arms are further provided with right angle shaped slots H! which extend through one side edge of the arms for the purpose of receiving headed studs 2B for slidable association therewith. By that construction, it will be obvious that the handle can be swung on the headed studs i8 which act as a pivot therefor, to either side of the container, to allow for easy application and removal of the brushes with respect to the clamping members, or

is held in rigid operative position as shown in Figure 3.

In Figure I have illustrated the bristle receiving and shaping device of my holder, and which includes side strips 2| that have secured thereto the body 22 of the device, the latter being formed from a single strip of material bent in substantially corrugated formation to provide substantially V-shaped pockets 23 for receiving the bristles as will be apparent upon inspection of Figure 2. The walls of the pockets are of a height to extend above and below thestrips 2! and have lugs 24 formed on the'ends thereof and secured to the strips 2| in the manner as shown. The ends of the walls of the pockets 23 at their lower portions are cut-away as at 2|, so as to be spaced from the side walls of the container, as shown in Figure 3, to provide for the passage of the preservative material from the container into the pockets. The bristle receiving and shaping deviceis preferably of a size to snugly fit within the container, with the lower portions of the pockets restingupon the bottom thereof, and so that a pocket will underlie each of the clamping members, it being obvious from Figure 2 that the pockets retain the bristles in the desired wedge shaped formation and as the bristles are suspended within the preservative material, they will likewise remain soft so that the brushes are ready for immediate use at all times.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A brush holder comprising a handled open top rectangular shaped container, a plurality of right angle brackets having one of their right angle portions hingedly connected to and laterally of the container in row formation and for the disposal of the other right angle portions thereof to overlie the open top of the container in parallelism therewith, headed pins secured to and rising from the latter mentioned portions, a clamping member for each bracket and including brush receiving jaws and handles therefor, the clamping members being pivotally secured to the pins between the jaws and handles, springs surrounding the pins and engaged with the handles to urge the jaws in clamping engagement, said jaws being adapted to receive the handles of brushes for supporting the latter in suspended position within the container, and said brackets being movable on their hinges for lifting the brushes from the container to facilitate the removal of the brushes from the jaws.

ALFRED STANLEY ADAMS. 

